According to an international team of researchers based in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, using recordings of reef sounds may increase reef fish stocks depleted by shipping traffic, underwater ...

Imagine your local main street with all of its varied restaurants lined up on either side of the road; it’s usually the restaurants that have the most activity that attract the most passers-by, right?

A healthy coral reef is a noisy place, and dead reefs are almost silent by comparison. Scientists played the sounds of healthy reefs near dead ones and found that it caused fish, crustaceans and other ...

Researchers have discovered a new method that could encourage the restoration of degraded coral reef populations, which have been declining around the world due to record-high marine temperatures. The ...

Healthy coral reefs have rich soundscapes, full of the croaks, purrs, and grunts of various fishes and the crackling of snapping shrimp. Larval coral uses these sounds as cues to identify the best ...

A new study will help researchers understand the ways that marine animal larvae use sound as a cue to settle on coral reefs. The study has determined that sounds created by adult fish and ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. When we think about underwater noises, our minds often turn to whale ...

WAKING UP CORAL REEFS. YEAH, THIS IS A REALLY INTERESTING STORY. NOW CORALS RELY ON A HEALTHY SOUNDSCAPE TO THRIVE, AND SCIENTISTS HERE IN MASSACHUSETTS MAY HAVE THE PERFECT SYMPHONY. SO THERE’S A LOT ...

Purring fish and snapping shrimp. Croaks and pulses from a chorus of fish. Those are some of the noises that make up the soundscape of a healthy coral reef. Local scientists at Woods Hole ...

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has seen better days. It’s suffering from advanced bleaching as a result of climate change and rising ocean temperatures, and scientists are saying that there’s a good ...

Soundscape ecology is a non-invasive method for monitoring ecosystem diversity and health, but process behind it is still very time-consuming. By Charlotte Hu Updated Dec 9, 2021 3:04 PM EST Get the ...

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. In case you missed it we’re spending this week revisiting some of our favorite episodes from the past year. Today we’re ...